Burnet County Farm Bureau makes food pantry donations
Members of the Burnet County chapter of the Texas Farm Bureau stopped by The Helping Center of Marble Falls on Feb. 18 to drop off a $400 donation. The farm bureau folks gave similar donations at LACare in Burnet, the Holy Cross Catholic Church food pantry and the Briggs food pantry. The timing of the donations coincides with the number of days in a year the average American worker earns enough money to pay for food staples for the year. Pictured are Macyl Orman (left) of the farm bureau, Martin McLean of The Helping Center, Cody Orman and Ray Cagle of the farm bureau as well as The Helping Center director Sam Pearce. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — The check was a welcome one to Sam Pearce, the director of The Helping Center of Marble Falls.
“Donations like this are very important,” he said. “Without the donations from the churches, community and ones like this, we just couldn’t operated. This is wonderful.”
On Feb. 18, members of the Burnet County chapter of the Texas Farm Bureau stopped by the Marble Falls food pantry to drop off a $400 donation. It was one of four stops the three men — Ray Cagle, Macyl Orman and Cody Orman — would make that day. They also dropped of donations at LA Care in Burnet, the Holy Cross Catholic Church food pantry and the Briggs food pantry.
“We do this because we want to support these organizations,” Macyl Orman said, “but we pick this particular time of year because it represents the amount of time the average American has made enough (income) to pay for their food for the entire year. Now, we’re talking about the basic food items.”
For some Americans — including Highland Lakes residents — they still need assistance to meet those needs, which is where places such as The Helping Center come in.
Pearce said The Helping Center serves about 500 families, which comes out to more than 1,400 individuals.
“And it’s growing,” Pearce said.
Donations such as the one from the Burnet County Farm Bureau help keep people fed. The Helping Center does not get funding from local, state or federal governments. Instead, Pearce said, it relies on the goodness of the local community.
“And we see miracles every day of the week here,” he said. “This (donation) is one. These donations allow us to keep doing God’s work.”
Cody Orman appreciated the work organization’s such as The Helping Center do for the community.
“They do a great job taking care of people who need help,” he said. “We’re glad to help them out.”
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